About this episode

Michael B. Beckwith speaks with Oneika Mays about radical self love, mindfulness, and the journey through grief and transformation.

Today, Michael speaks with Oneika Mays . Oneika is a meditation teacher, yoga practitioner, and writer whose work centers on mindfulness, loving kindness, and compassionate living. After leaving a successful career in retail leadership following profound personal loss and transformation, she spent more than a decade bringing meditation and healing practices into spaces often overlooked—working with individuals and communities who have felt judged, forgotten, or alone, leading her to working on Rikers Island with incarcerated individuals. Her book, Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation , explores grief, self-compassion, unconditional friendliness, and the courage it takes to truly face yourself. Conversation Highlights Include: -How profound loss, career upheaval, and a canceled wedding became the catalyst for a completely different way of living. -Choosing discomfort and transformation over staying trapped in a life that no longer felt aligned or authentic. -A deeply honest reflection on grief, and learning to hold sadness and joy at the same time without denying either experience. -Why asking better questions creates expansion, self-awareness, and curiosity…

People in this episode

Host: Michael B. Beckwith

Guest: Oneika Mays

Topics covered

• self love
• mindfulness
• grief
• transformation
• compassion
• emotional freedom

Keywords

• self love
• mindfulness
• grief
• transformation
• compassion
• emotional freedom
• meditation
• yoga

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation

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